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Rough draft ventures
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rough draft ventures

The process of, you know, kind of putting it together and turning it on and using it. And then, you know, fast forward a few years later, I just remember getting our first desktop and I just, I remember. You know what I mean? Like I like the digital screen and all that jazz. I mean, honestly, and I took it home and I was kind of like, Oh my Lord, this is like, I don't even know what to do with this, but I like it. Like the precursors to proper desktops, that's such a unique story. You know, I was lucky to kind of walk down the street once and I basically found someone, you know, someone had left like, uh, effectively, almost like one of these, like electronic kind of typewriters, you know what I mean?

rough draft ventures

Peter Boyce II: journey? Yeah, you know, honestly, the first thing I remember is. MPD: get into computers in the beginning? What was the beginning of your tech So grew up here, you know, I was like the physics, you know, summer camp kid, you know, I went to Stuyvesant high school, um, and you know, I have lots of stories I can tell you about, you know, fixing computers, the public library and all that jazz. So, you know, that's, uh, been, been really nice to kind of carry with me through all these years. You know, it, um, And, uh, you know, I've always been a little bit of like a, kind of a computer geek. Could we start off with where you're from? We have a lot to cover today, but before we get into general catalysts, venture capital and everything else, I want to hear a little bit about your story. MPD: Peter, thanks for being on the show.

rough draft ventures

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  • Peter and I discuss the way his firm operates, why it’s important to give companies time to develop, and how universities can better assist their entrepreneurs. Peter is also a Co-Founder of Rough Draft Ventures, an organization that helps university students in their journey from creating ‘rough drafts’ to startup companies by investing at the earliest stage. Investments include the likes of Airbnb, ClassPass, HubSpot, KAYAK, Oscar, Snap, Stripe, and Warby Parker. General Catalyst makes early-stage investments while backing exceptional entrepreneurs who are building innovative technology companies and market leading businesses. Peter Boyce II is a Partner at General Catalyst, one of the preeminent venture capital firms out there.








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